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The outbreak of viral conjunctivitis, commonly known as “red eyes”, has now spread to 17 regions, according to the government.
This signals a massive surge in the outbreak, which was first reported in Dar es Salaam earlier this month.
The Ministry of Health said then that hospitals in the city were facing an influx of patients with the disease.
However, the ministry said in its latest statement that the disease had spread to 17 regions by last Friday. This resulted in an increase in confirmed cases from 1,109 to 5,359.
In Dar es Salaam alone, the number of patients rose from 869 to 4,792 in two weeks.
Apart from Dar es Salam, Morogoro, Coast and Dodoma, other regions where the disease is now prevalent are Singida, Katavi, Kilimanjaro, Mara, Iringa, Njombe, Ruvuma, Simiyu, Mtwara, Lindi, Songwe, Rukwa and Mwanza.
The disease , medically known as Keratoconjunctivitis is often caused by swollen or dilated blood vessels. Symptoms of the disease which can occur in either one or both eyes, includes redness of the eyes , swelling of the eyelids,eye pain or yellowish discharge.
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